The Bombyx mori decapentaplegic gene is one of the conserved genes in vertebrate and invertebrates. The TGF-β superfamily contains conserved polypeptide growth factors that play important roles in different cellular processes such as proliferation, apoptosis, differentiation and cell-fate determination. The B. mori dpp gene shares genetic homology with hBMPs and Drosophila dpp. Until now, only ...

OBJECTIVE To describe and quantify the presentations of Kawasaki disease (KD) in a children's hospital over 10 years to assess the Harada score in a US population. METHODS A retrospective chart review from 2001 to 2011 of children discharged from Cleveland Clinic with the diagnosis of KD. Demographic and clinical data were collected and Harada scores were derived to evaluate efficacy in predi...

CRISPR/Cas9, a bacterial adaptive immune system derived genome-editing technique, has become to be one of the most compelling topics in biotechnology. Bombyx mori is an economically important insect and a model organism for studying lepidopteran and arthropod biology. Here we reported highly efficient and multiplex genome editing in B. mori cell line and heritable site-directed mutagenesis of B...

oral supplementation with potassium bromide (10, 20 and 40 ?g/ml) to fifth instar larvae of csr2, csr4 and csr2xcsr4 crossbreed races of the silkworm, bombyx mori resulted in a significant increase in the fat body glycogen in all the treated groups and in all the three races of the silkworm, b. mori. the fat body protein content was increased with 20 and 40 ?g/ml treated groups in csr2 and csr4...

UNLABELLED The National Academy of Agricultural Science (NAAS) has developed a web-based database to provide characterization information in silkworm. The silkworm database has four major function menus: variety searching, characterization viewing, general information and photo gallery. It provides 321 silkworm varieties characterization information for six different regions namely, Korean, Jap...

objective: the study was conducted to evaluate cardioprotective effect of silk cocoon (abresham) bombyx mori (b. mori) on isoprenaline-induced myocardial infarction. this study deals with the cocoons, which is called abresham in the unani system of medicine. it is one of the 64 drugs which avicenna has mentioned in avicenna’s tract on cardiac drugs and used in the treatment of cardiovascular di...

Injection of a culture supernatant of Serratia marcescens into the bloodstream of the silkworm Bombyx mori increased the number of freely circulating immunosurveillance cells (hemocytes). Using a bioassay with live silkworms, serralysin metalloprotease was purified from the culture supernatant and identified as the factor responsible for this activity. Serralysin inhibited the in vitro attachme...

Silk protein sericins, in the recent years, find application in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals and as biomaterials. We investigate the potential of sericin, extracted from both mulberry Bombyx mori and different non-mulberry sources, namely, tropical tasar, Antheraea mylitta; muga, Antheraea assama; and eri, Samia ricini, as growth supplement in serum-free culture medium. Sericin supplemented me...